Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Image shows old Ringwood Hall in Melbourne Street. Church of England in back corner, boys in the foreground, with car to the right.

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written on rear of backing sheet of large copy: "Early days of Ringwood commercial centre. Present frontage of Eastland to Maroondah Highway." Image shows Main Street with motor cars and horse drawn vehicles in front of shops.

2 photographs (1 large black and white, 1 small sepia)Typed under large photograph: "Originally Mr Tommy Grants smithy in Maroondah Hwy. Built 1880." David Robert Kennedy took over the business from Ringwood's original blacksmith mr Tommy Grant in 1894.

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 smaller)Typed below one photograph: "Bullock team at old railway crossing near station, taken from Maroondah Highway. Circa 1925." Written on back of other photograph: "Rail crossing 1924. Team owned by Hussey. Opposite Adelaide Street and Ringwood House. Corner of Station Street and Greenwood Avenue on right." Blood Brother's store in background.

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small) Typed below large photograph: "Old Mechanics Institute on Maroondah Hwy. Cnr. Melbourne St. - 1919." Written on back of small photograph: "Opened at 4 pm. on 22nd Sept. 1909 by the Premier, the Hon. J. Murray". Stamp indicating that the photograph was produced by "T.R.G.Williams, photographer, Ringwood".

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written on back of photograph: "Ringwood Hall. Building on right was temporary fire station, later a 24th Battalion drill hall and then Infant Welfare Centre. c1926."

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small).Written on rear of backing sheet: "Town Hall under construction - Taken in Melbourne St." Image shows Harry Tortice- wood carter on horse drawn dray.

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written under large copy: "Old Town Hall- c1930's." Image shows old Mechanics Institute at rear of Town Hall in Melbourne Street being demolished. J. B. McAlpin Real Estate on opposite corner.

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small) Typed below large photograph: "Shoe shop in Maroondah Highway 1920s." Image shows 2 men standing in doorway of shop. Writing on window reads, "C.G. Noden, returned soldier." Included with photograph is a copy of Australian Military Forces enlistment details for Charles George Noden dated 20/8/14.

2 photographs (1 large black and white, 1 smaller sepia)Written under large copy and on back of sepia copy: "Ringwood Town Hall- 1948."

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written on back of smaller photograph: "Old Town Hall site cleared". Image shows eastern wall of Midway Arcade exposed by clearing of site.

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written on rear of backing sheet: "Main St. Ringwood. Looking East down to Warrandyte Road. Railway Station entrance on right past Carter's - 1940". Clocktower in background in original position.

2 photographs (1 large black and white, 1 small sepia)Typed below large photograph: "Water mains being laid in Whitehorse Road". Image shows large trench surrounded by temporary fencing. Boy looking down at trench.

2 photographs (1 large black and white, 1 small sepia)Typed under large copy: "Roadworks excavator, 1930's style".

Originally made from a negative.Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 smaller)Written on rear of backing sheet: "Pratt residence- Mrs Pratt and family, Whitehorse road, Ringwood, about 1913. J. Mithen, Granny Pratt, Harry, Leo, Jack, Kevin. Corner Whitehorse Road and Junction Street."

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Typed on backing sheet: "Kerbside pumps at station entrance". Written on back of large photograph: "Bike repair shop and petrol. Sold to CBC for their Ringwood Bank, westside of entrance to railway station". Written on back of small copy: "On right hand corner of entrance to Ringwood Railway Station. Kerbside pumps, also did big business in bikes and repairs. c1940's."

2 copies of photograph (1 black and white, 1 smaller sepia)Written on back of photograph: "Bamford, west corner of Warrandyte Road and Main Street".

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written on back of large copy: "Ringwood Shire Hall prior to rebuilding- 1927.

Black and white photographs (2 copies - 1 original, 1 copy)Typed below photograph, "Ringwood Railway Station from Station St. looking north west. Old state school in background at Right. (App. 1910)".

Black and white photographs {2 copies - 1 large - 1 small} Written on backing sheet, "Ramp replacing steps at Ringwood Railway Station, 1963".

Black and white photographs {2copies - 1 large, 1 small postcard}Typed below photograph, "Ringwood to Warrandyte coach outside Ringwood Station entrance - 1920". Horse and cart standing in front of building with two women standing beside horse.

Black and white photograph {2 copies, 1 large, 1 small}Ringwood Railway Station looking west 1918

Black and white photographs {2 copies, 1 large, 1 small}Typed below photograph, "Ringwood Railway Station, C1926. Ringwood Taxi Service". Two taxis with R Hussey in white coat and several other men including Frank Connell {seated}, Bill Green and Jack Baker.

Black and white photographs (2 copies- 1 Large, 1 postcard)Typed below photograph, "Ringwood Railway Station early in the century. Note the old telephone wires on the poles".

2 photographs (1 large black and white- 1 smaller sepia)Typed below large photograph, "Ringwood Railway Station early in the century".

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written on back of small copy: "Foundations being dug for new town hall.

Braille hand frames and styluses were the primary way to produce Braille for over a century. The stylus was used to make a separate indentation for each dot, and the hand frame to keep dots within the same cell. Braille rows are produced from right to left. The process was very time consuming. Volunteer transcribers for the library could take an average of ½ hour to produce one page of Braille using this method. For example: “Oliver Twist” required approximately 600 sheets equating to 300 hours of work! This wooden slate, which was used to make the system portable, served as a firm base needed to sustain puncture pressure. The frame can also be slotted into both sides of the slate, thereby ensuring that the lines of Braille were straight across the page. The metal clasp at the top of the frame held the wooden which kept paper from slipping. This donation includes the signature of Miss Bertha Yoxon, who was a student that transcribed braille around the 1920's for the Victorian Association of Braille Writers, and the owner of this board and textbook. Some originals of her work and a translated letter from her friend James Grubb accompany the frame. 1 wooden board and Braille paper, with 1 Braille text bookbraille equipment, victorian association of braille writers

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)